Food Lion vs Grocery Outlet

Food Lion vs Grocery Outlet at a glance

• The same 15-product basket costs $58.24 at Food Lion and $61.11 at Grocery Outlet.
• Grocery Outlet is cheaper in all 7 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Grocery Outlet is 15% cheaper.

How far apart Food Lion and Grocery Outlet prices are

• Within 10%: 231 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 270 items
• More than 25% apart: 252 items
• Typical gap: 16.7% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at Food LionDr Pepper Blackberry Soda Cans$5.49 vs $9.53 at Grocery Outlet — save $4.04

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  Biggest saving at Grocery OutletFolgers Classic Roast Ground Coffee, Medium Roast$14.99 vs $24.99 at Food Lion — save $10.00

The same basket at Food Lion and Grocery Outlet

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Food Lion and Grocery Outlet.

Food Lion is $2.87 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Food Lion vs Grocery Outlet prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

Food Lion vs Grocery Outlet on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Healthier groceries: Food Lion vs Grocery Outlet

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	Food Lion	Grocery Outlet	CheaperGap
Score A81 items	$4.18	$3.55	Grocery Outlet · 15%
Score AB174 items	$4.35	$3.69	Grocery Outlet · 15%
Score B246 items	$4.26	$3.83	Grocery Outlet · 10%
Score C307 items	$5.15	$4.43	Grocery Outlet · 14%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.